Chester’s Rondae Jefferson Has Emerged As Something Special

CHESTER, PA (CBS)–Rondae Jefferson would be perched there anxiously at the edge of the bench, tapping his foot incessantly, a ball tucked under his right arm as his eyes floated from side-to-side like great brown sponges absorbing everything. He’d never miss a Chester (Pa.) practice, nor the chance to watch his older brother, Rahlir, then a rising star on the most prolific high school basketball program in Pennsylvania.

But the best part of those days were the water breaks. Yes, the water breaks.

That’s when the daily beating would come. Karon Burton was the best player on the best team in Pennsylvania, and Rondae was right there to greet the quicksilver point guard each time Burton walked off the court.

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